Manmohan vs Modi Debate: India Is The Loser

False and acrimonious debates such as Modi versus Manmohan might allow for victories that are political and partisan.But the real loser is the nation, India and Bharat, notes Arvind Subramanian,......

Nirmalaji And Why I Quit The Government

She said I treated her like a bachchi.At another moment, she said I had gone to various people and 'bitched' about her.She also threatened to bring the entire matter to the PM's notice.A revealing......

Modi and the art of event management

Aakar Patel looks forward to Prime Minister Modi's speech at the bhoomi pujan for the Ram temple in Ayodhya next week.It will be entertaining and stirring, predicts Aakar, and make lots of promises......

President Kalam's mantra for national prosperity

This is the complete text of President A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the nation on the eve of the country's 56th Republic Day:Dear Citizens,On the eve of the 56th Republic Day of India, my......

NBFCs face renewed asset quality risks amid 2nd COVID wave: Fitch

Non-banking finance companies face renewed asset quality and liquidity risks amid a second wave of COVID-19, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com These......

FM pegs nominal GDP growth for FY21 at 10%

The revised estimated expenditure for FY20 has been pegged at Rs 26.99 lakh crore and receipts at Rs 19.32 lakh crore, she said.   Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said nominal......

Sitharaman readies relief package for MSMEs, NBFCs

PSBs have been requested to reach out to MSMEs to provide bill discounting to them against their dues since they suffer the most from shortage of cash. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

Housing finance cos to get Rs 20K cr liquidity support

The Rs 20,000 crore is in addition to Rs 10,000 crore support announced earlier by the housing sector regulator NHB. The government on Friday announced an additional Rs 20,000-crore liquidity......

The Making of Pokkisham

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The Most Influential People

A R Rahman was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world, who was honoured in New York's Lincoln centre on Tuesday. Rahman flew in from India after his flight was delayed by six......

Football clubs, players, strike pay deals for coronavirus lull

IMAGE: Italian top-tier football league proposed to suspend players' salaries for 4 months. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters With sports events around the world suspended because of the......

Thorkildsen eyes javelin world record

Andreas Thorkildsen has already entered the record books by successfully defending his javelin gold at the Beijing Olympics. Still, he is not satisfied. Next on the Norwegian athlete's agenda is......